PEORIA — A trip to Saint Joseph’s in Philadelphia on Nov. 5 launches one of Bradley’s most difficult nonconference men’s basketball schedules in recent years. It is the earliest start for a BU hoops season and the first opener on the road in 10 years.
Bradley and Saint Joseph’s have not met since 1986 with BU holding a 4-1 edge in the series. The Hawks return the game to Peoria in 2020-21.
BU released its full 13-game nonleague set of games Tuesday. The combined winning percentage of those 13 opponents was .562 last season, the highest since the 2002-03 Braves faced teams that played at a .